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    Since January 2022, in our Geelong clinic we have seen more and more patients who have had COVID-19. Some patients came to us within a few weeks of diagnosis, presenting with fatigue, brain fog, loss of smell, feeling cold and... Read more

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Same pollen, same street. So why does spring floor some people and barely touch others?

Chinese medicine looks at hayfever in two layers. The first is what you feel: sneezing fits, a nose that runs clear, itchy eyes and throat. We call this Wind, the climatic factor of spring, and in Geelong it tends to arrive on a hot northerly.

The second layer decides how hard that Wind lands. Your body has a protective surface layer called Wei Qi, supported by the Lungs and fed by good digestion. When Wei Qi is strong, exposure passes with little fuss. When it’s thin, Wind gets in easily and the same pollen count turns into weeks of symptoms.

That second layer is why hayfever often travels with other signs, like catching every cold going, sweating easily, running low on energy, or a gut that’s easily upset.

Treatment follows both layers. During a flare we work on settling the nose and eyes with acupuncture and herbs matched to how you present. Once things calm down, the focus moves to building Wei Qi, and we like to start that about a month before your usual season begins.

Grass pollen season in Geelong runs through to around December. If yours has already started, you can still come in now, and it’s worth noting when it began so next year we can get ahead of it.

One important note: if hayfever comes with wheeze, chest tightness or breathlessness, see your GP. Spring is thunderstorm asthma season in Victoria, and those symptoms need medical care first.

Book via the link in bio or send us a message!

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Same pollen, same street. So why does spring floor some people and barely touch others?

Chinese medicine looks at hayfever in two layers. The first is what you feel: sneezing fits, a nose that runs clear, itchy eyes and throat. We call this Wind, the climatic factor of spring, and in Geelong it tends to arrive on a hot northerly.

The second layer decides how hard that Wind lands. Your body has a protective surface layer called Wei Qi, supported by the Lungs and fed by good digestion. When Wei Qi is strong, exposure passes with little fuss. When it’s thin, Wind gets in easily and the same pollen count turns into weeks of symptoms.

That second layer is why hayfever often travels with other signs, like catching every cold going, sweating easily, running low on energy, or a gut that’s easily upset.

Treatment follows both layers. During a flare we work on settling the nose and eyes with acupuncture and herbs matched to how you present. Once things calm down, the focus moves to building Wei Qi, and we like to start that about a month before your usual season begins.

Grass pollen season in Geelong runs through to around December. If yours has already started, you can still come in now, and it’s worth noting when it began so next year we can get ahead of it.

One important note: if hayfever comes with wheeze, chest tightness or breathlessness, see your GP. Spring is thunderstorm asthma season in Victoria, and those symptoms need medical care first.

Book via the link in bio or send us a message!

Spring pulls everything upward, including what`s been sitting still all winter.

More tension, more mood swings, more bloating lately? 😮‍💨 Your Liver Qi might be asking for help moving.

Swipe through for what it looks like and what actually shifts it. 🌿

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Spring pulls everything upward, including what's been sitting still all winter.

More tension, more mood swings, more bloating lately? 😮‍💨 Your Liver Qi might be asking for help moving.

Swipe through for what it looks like and what actually shifts it. 🌿

Burnout isn’t a personal failing. It’s Qi that’s been diverted from where it needs to go, for months, sometimes years.

In Chinese medicine we call the early stage of this Liver Qi stagnation. The signs show up long before the crash: tight shoulders, restless sleep, a shorter fuse than usual. Most people push through them because nothing’s “wrong” yet.

By the time exhaustion hits, the misalignment has been building for a long time. The crash isn’t the problem. It’s the body finally getting your attention.

If you’ve been running on empty, that’s information. Not something to grind through, not something to fix alone. 🌿

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Burnout isn’t a personal failing. It’s Qi that’s been diverted from where it needs to go, for months, sometimes years.

In Chinese medicine we call the early stage of this Liver Qi stagnation. The signs show up long before the crash: tight shoulders, restless sleep, a shorter fuse than usual. Most people push through them because nothing’s “wrong” yet.

By the time exhaustion hits, the misalignment has been building for a long time. The crash isn’t the problem. It’s the body finally getting your attention.

If you’ve been running on empty, that’s information. Not something to grind through, not something to fix alone. 🌿

Your body doesn’t switch seasons the way a calendar does.

Winter asks you store reserves. Spring asks you to rise, and the change isn’t a turn of the page.

Everything you built up over winter becomes the fuel spring runs on. When the reserves are solid, that shift feels good, energy comes up and mood tends to lift on its own.

When the reserves are thin, the same transition gets harder to feel your way through. Fatigue can hang around longer than it should, and it takes less than usual to feel stiff, short-tempered, or overwhelmed.

Early September is handover season. Give your body room to catch up while the shift completes.
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Your body doesn’t switch seasons the way a calendar does.

Winter asks you store reserves. Spring asks you to rise, and the change isn’t a turn of the page.

Everything you built up over winter becomes the fuel spring runs on. When the reserves are solid, that shift feels good, energy comes up and mood tends to lift on its own.

When the reserves are thin, the same transition gets harder to feel your way through. Fatigue can hang around longer than it should, and it takes less than usual to feel stiff, short-tempered, or overwhelmed.

Early September is handover season. Give your body room to catch up while the shift completes.
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Wei Qi is your body’s outermost layer of defence.

It circulates at the surface, warms the skin, and determines how well you adapt — to a change in season, a cold breeze, grass pollen, a big event, whatever comes.

You build it the same way you’d build any other kind of capacity: before you need it.

— Consistent movement. Qi Gong is particularly good for this.
— Warm, cooked food. Congee, soups, stewed vegetables over raw.
— Sleep that actually restores.
— Tonic herbs like Huang Qi and Ginseng, taken regularly (not when unwell)

Chinese medicine has always framed prevention this way. The physician who keeps you well enough that illness never takes hold was considered the most skilled — not the one called in to manage a crisis.

Building resilience is the same principle, applied to daily life. The goal is capacity now, so the inevitable demands on it — physical, seasonal, circumstantial — find you ready.

What’s your daily resilience practice? ↓

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Wei Qi is your body’s outermost layer of defence.

It circulates at the surface, warms the skin, and determines how well you adapt — to a change in season, a cold breeze, grass pollen, a big event, whatever comes.

You build it the same way you’d build any other kind of capacity: before you need it.

— Consistent movement. Qi Gong is particularly good for this.
— Warm, cooked food. Congee, soups, stewed vegetables over raw.
— Sleep that actually restores.
— Tonic herbs like Huang Qi and Ginseng, taken regularly (not when unwell)

Chinese medicine has always framed prevention this way. The physician who keeps you well enough that illness never takes hold was considered the most skilled — not the one called in to manage a crisis.

Building resilience is the same principle, applied to daily life. The goal is capacity now, so the inevitable demands on it — physical, seasonal, circumstantial — find you ready.

What’s your daily resilience practice? ↓

Qing’s last working day at Geelong Chinese Medicine is Monday the 14th of September. She’s stepping back to focus on her own work-life balance, something we recommend to our patients often, and we’re glad to see her living it herself.
She’s been part of our team since September 2024, treating patients across musculoskeletal pain, mental health, hay fever and sinus issues, skin conditions, and fertility and women’s health. Two years of care and skill, and we’re grateful for every bit of it.
For anyone who’s been seeing Qing, your care continues without interruption. Kathy is expanding into Qing’s Thursday shift from the 1st of October, alongside her current Friday shift. Lou is taking on Mondays from the 21st of September.
If you’d like to book with Kathy or Lou, or have any questions about the change, give the clinic a call and we’ll help you sort it out.
Thank you, Qing, for everything you’ve brought to this clinic and to our patients. We wish you every success in what comes next 🌿

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Qing’s last working day at Geelong Chinese Medicine is Monday the 14th of September. She’s stepping back to focus on her own work-life balance, something we recommend to our patients often, and we’re glad to see her living it herself.
She’s been part of our team since September 2024, treating patients across musculoskeletal pain, mental health, hay fever and sinus issues, skin conditions, and fertility and women’s health. Two years of care and skill, and we’re grateful for every bit of it.
For anyone who’s been seeing Qing, your care continues without interruption. Kathy is expanding into Qing’s Thursday shift from the 1st of October, alongside her current Friday shift. Lou is taking on Mondays from the 21st of September.
If you’d like to book with Kathy or Lou, or have any questions about the change, give the clinic a call and we’ll help you sort it out.
Thank you, Qing, for everything you’ve brought to this clinic and to our patients. We wish you every success in what comes next 🌿
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